Gaza's zoo animals caught in the crossfire

Animals caught in Gaza crossfire – A baboon looks at the carcass of a family member at a zoo in Gaza, on Thursday, August 14. The zoo was almost completely destroyed during the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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Animals caught in Gaza crossfire – The body of a killed baboon lays decomposed in a cage. An Israeli military spokesman told CNN that there is an investigation under way into allegations that the zoo, located in the in Al-Bisan Park in Jabalayah, had been hit by airstrikes.

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Animals caught in Gaza crossfire – The surviving baboon spends his time next to the carcasses of his mate and offspring. He picks seeds off the ground for food as the zoo's staff say they have almost no funding to buy anything to eat for the animals.

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Animals caught in Gaza crossfire – A lion and lioness look on from inside their cage. CNN understands from Israeli sources that the military believes there may have been a number of Hamas rocket launchers in the area of the zoo.

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Animals caught in Gaza crossfire – Hamas, the militant group that governs Gaza, says the park is a civilian area, but a CNN crew did see several charred and mangled metal cases that looked like destroyed rocket batteries.